Chapter 36: Second-Level Mother Nest
Six hours later, in the underground garage, a giant Zerg egg more than ten meters high suddenly burst open, transforming into a twelve-meter-high mother nest covering an area of over a hundred square meters.
"The second-level mother nest has successfully hatched."
The moment the mother nest hatched successfully, a surging warm current flowed through Qin Mu's body. With the experience of the first mother nest hatching and awakening, Qin Mu was well-prepared. Although the sensation was intense, he did not faint. His physical fitness rapidly improved in the feedback energy, breaking through to the warlord rank and continuing to rise until it reached the intermediate warlord before slowly stopping.
He clenched his fist and punched the air.
"Boom——"
The sound of air being torn apart rang out. With his control over his body, Qin Mu could clearly feel that the force of this punch exceeded 20,000 kg. This strength was also quite good among intermediate Warlords. As his physical fitness improved, Qin Mu's spirit power also surged, reaching the level of a primary Wargod.
"Finally, I have some power to protect myself." Feeling the powerful force in his body, a joyful smile appeared on Qin Mu's face.
As expected, after the second-level mother nest hatched successfully, his various aspects had greatly improved. Besides the most obvious physical fitness and spirit power, his brain's processing speed, reaction ability, and even comprehension and learning ability were all improving simultaneously.
The comprehensive enhancement of his body allowed Qin Mu to easily master the surging power, adapt to it in a very short time, and have stronger control over himself. In his excitement, Qin Mu practiced the 'Destroyer' spear technique on the spot. The moves became extremely smooth, connecting like flowing water.
"I have completely mastered the first layer of the 'Destroyer' technique. With a burst of strength, I can reach 1.8 times."
"Is this the micro-level body technique?"
The improvement in brain processing speed and comprehension allowed Qin Mu to easily perceive the subtle forces throughout his body and control every detail of his movements. This was the hallmark of the micro-level body technique. Although he had the assistance of the mother nest before, knowing was one thing, and doing was another.
After mastering the micro-level body technique, Qin Mu could easily perform various movements and dodges, as if calculated by a computer, making the most subtle and precise evasions with the least effort.
"Awesome." Qin Mu let out a long howl.
This improvement was too great, directly raising his strength by two levels, with his spirit power reaching the Wargod level. It should be noted that there were only more than 3,000 individuals in the entire Earth's Palace of Wargods.
Qin Mu's own improvement was powerful, but it was nothing compared to the mother nest's improvement.
His consciousness shifted to the mother nest. After becoming a second-level mother nest, the mother nest's computing speed was more than ten times faster than before. If it were to analyze the life structure map of a Soldier rank monster again, it could easily succeed in less than an hour.
The second-level mother nest could hatch Zerg race units with a maximum strength of high-level Commander.
The hatching larvae had increased tenfold, able to hatch fifty larvae in five minutes. In one day, it could easily hatch 7,200 Zerg units, which was a qualitative change. Under necessary circumstances, this number could even double, but such exploitative hatching would cause significant damage to the mother nest itself. Unless it was an emergency, Qin Mu would not do so.
After this period of development, the Zerg swarm's scale had reached more than 12,000 units, with over 2,000 flying units.
"At this stage, there are six types of Commander rank monsters that can be hatched." Sensing the information in his mind, a smile appeared on Qin Mu's face. The Zerg swarm's scale and strength would grow explosively.
Even after consuming 5,000 energy points to break through to the second-level mother nest, there were still 11,000 energy points in the mother nest, and this number was still increasing due to the digestion of the Wild Bull corpses.
Tiger Mastiff (Primary Commander level) -- consumes 500 energy points, one hour, can hatch a Tiger Mastiff with primary Commander combat strength.
Lion Mastiff (Primary Commander level) -- consumes 500 energy points, one hour, can hatch a Lion Mastiff with primary Commander combat strength.
Bloodthirsty Tank (Intermediate Commander level) -- consumes 2,000 energy points, two hours, can hatch a Bloodthirsty Tank with intermediate Commander level.
Double-Tailed Tiger Cat (Primary Commander level) -- consumes 600 energy points, one hour, can hatch a Double-Tailed Tiger Cat with primary Commander level combat strength.
Golden Vulture (Primary Commander level) -- consumes 700 energy points, one hour, can hatch a Golden Vulture with primary Commander level combat strength.
Wild Bull (Primary Commander level) -- consumes 1,000 energy points, one hour, can hatch a Wild Bull with primary Commander level.
Among the six types of Commander rank monsters, only the Bloodthirsty Tank was at the intermediate Commander level, while the rest were primary Commanders.
The Zerg swarm was already analyzing the genes of the high-level Commander Wild Bull. It wouldn't be long before the Zerg swarm could mass-produce high-level Commander Wild Bulls.
"According to specific needs, with full power hatch Commander rank monsters. I want to completely control this County, the Zerg swarm needs to expand." A fiery light burned in Qin Mu's eyes.
These days, the Zerg swarm was not just fighting with the surrounding monsters. After acquiring the air units, the Gray Cloud Sparrows, the Zerg swarm dispatched a large number of Gray Cloud Sparrows to conduct large-scale reconnaissance in the surrounding area. Within a radius of several hundred miles, more than a dozen cities of various sizes, mountains, rivers, and the distribution of monsters were all clear to the Zerg swarm.
"Once the first batch of Commander rank Zerg units are successfully hatched, using the Golden Vultures to carry worker bugs, first hatch mother nests in these two cities, and another mother nest is needed in this jungle in the wilderness."
In Qin Mu's mind, on the map drawn by the Zerg swarm, there were three bright spots and more than a dozen dim spots. The three bright spots were the locations for the first batch of mother nests, and the rest were the preset locations for the second batch of mother nests.
Among the first batch, two were relatively close to County 023, and one was in a dense jungle. In this jungle, the Gray Cloud Sparrows discovered a hidden underground cave, which was very suitable for the Zerg swarm to hide.
Although monsters in the wilderness were not as concentrated as in the cities, the area of the wilderness was too vast. In terms of the total number of monsters, it far exceeded the cities. The future of the Zerg swarm was not only in the major cities but also in the wilderness.
"After these mother nests are successfully hatched, allocate part of the computing power to prioritize the analysis of some plant genes. The Zerg swarm's energy sources cannot rely solely on hunting." A light flashed in Qin Mu's eyes.
After the mother nest hatched successfully, Qin Mu had deliberately suppressed the expansion of one of the core units of the Zerg swarm, the Fungus Carpet.
The Fungus Carpet should have been a powerful tool for the Zerg swarm's expansion. Once expanded, it could not only absorb a large amount of nutrients from the depths of the earth but also provide strong battlefield support for the Zerg swarm.
But Qin Mu did not do so.
In City 0203, Qin Mu only allowed the Fungus Carpet to spread in the underground garage and did not let it extend to the surroundings. Otherwise, with the speed of the Fungus Carpet's spread, it would have occupied half of the city by now.
The reason for suppressing its expansion was not unwillingness, but fear. This strange purple Fungus Carpet was very domineering. Once it spread, it would almost cover all the terrain, devouring all the plants and animals above. Once it spread in the city, it would be too conspicuous, like a torch in the dark, easily discovered by human satellites, attracting human investigation.
The Fungus Carpet was more suitable for the wilderness areas where few people ventured. There, the vegetation was lush, and after the Fungus Carpet spread, by analyzing various plant genes, the Zerg swarm could grow large areas of plants belonging to the Zerg swarm for camouflage. This would not only greatly expand the Zerg swarm's territory but also bring a massive energy income to the Zerg swarm.
At the same time, the Fungus Carpet could be studied, integrating other plant genes. There was no need for significant changes, just slightly altering the strange purple color to that of ordinary plants, allowing it to perfectly blend into Earth's ecological environment.
Ordinary plants could obtain energy through photosynthesis. Why couldn't the Zerg swarm? This way of obtaining energy might be slower, but it was stable, safe, and sustainable.
Now, the number of the Zerg swarm was only over ten thousand. Relying solely on hunting was enough to maintain the growth and expansion of the Zerg swarm. When the number reached the millions or even billions in the future, could it still rely on hunting?
The Zerg swarm's true explosive expansion was just about to begin.